My proudest literary moment

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:52 pm

All the internet journals in the world and no one is forced to read a one. But entire grades in schools across the country will be made to read 'Wave.' You're lucky.

Most of the kids will be thrilled it's so short.

larrym. · Post by **larrym.** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:45 am

That is very good indeed, Dale!

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Larry

Post by **Dale** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:08 am

FJohnSharp wrote:All the internet journals in the world and no one is forced to read a one. But entire grades in schools across the country will be made to read 'Wave.' You're lucky.

Most of the kids will be thrilled it's so short.

Great point. They're going to love me. They're going to love me more than Animal Farm, even.

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:14 am

Very cool.

Have you sold the movie rights yet?

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:29 am

I just can't imagine that unit without your poem, Dale. We are proud to include it!

Post by **Dale** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:33 am

carrie wrote:I just can't imagine that unit without your poem, Dale. We are proud to include it!

Well, you've made my year. Me and Emily Dickinson and Basho e.e. cummings are so grateful. We were just talking about it at breakfast.

Thanks.

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:43 am

Most excellent, and well-deserved. I remember reading that when you first posted it. I enjoy poems that can contain very profound thoughts in very few words. Certain other writers sharing the chapter with you could stand to take the hint.

If I may say so, my proudest literary moment was when my story about a trip to Green Mountain was published in Six Hole Theory. Though, of course, it wasn't called Six Hole Theory back then. And I'm pretty sure no one has drawn little fighter planes on it. sniff.

Tom

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:50 am

That's just awesome, Dale! Congratulations!

Redwolf

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:51 am

Dale wrote:
carrie wrote:I just can't imagine that unit without your poem, Dale. We are proud to include it!
Well, you've made my year. Me and Emily Dickinson and Basho e.e. cummings are so grateful. We were just talking about it at breakfast.

Thanks.

Congratulations, Dale. I was thinking the same thing when I read the list of authors. Dale, your poem may be short, but I had to explain it to someone close to me. I read it to her, and she just looked at me with the look of, "So?"

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:26 am

You realize, Dale, that the next step on the ladder to literary greatness is death. What a pleasure to have known you!

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:56 am

Bloomfield wrote:You realize, Dale, that the next step on the ladder to literary greatness is death. What a pleasure to have known you!

Way to drag the poor guy's head back down to earth. Couldn't you have broken it a little more gently?

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:51 pm

That is a very, very good poem, Dale, even if it cannot be sung to the theme from Gilligan's Island like Hope is the Thing with Feathers can be.

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:20 pm

Wow Dale. That's very cool.

Think they'd be interested in any of my PROCTology haikus?

Seriously though...Congratulations. All those literary big shots are lucky to be on the same page with as a fine fellow as you.

Doc